Forward Elastic Scattering of Light on Light, γ+γ\toγ+γ

dc.creatorBlock, M. M.
dc.creatorPancheri, G.
dc.date2002-06-18
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dc.descriptionThe forward elastic scattering of light on light, {\em i.e.,} the reaction $γ+γ\to γ+γ$ in the forward direction, is analyzed utilizing real analytic amplitudes. We calculate $ρ_{γγ}$, the ratio of the real to the imaginary portion of the forward scattering amplitude, by fitting the total $γγ$ cross section data in the high energy region $5 GeV \le \sqrt s \le 130 $ GeV, assuming a cross section that rises asymptotically as $\ln^2 s$. We then compare $ρ_{γγ}$ to $ρ_{nn}$, the ratio of the even portions of the $pp$ and $\pbar p$ forward scattering amplitudes, as well as to $ρ_{γp}$, the $ρ$ value for Compton scattering. Within errors, we find that the three $ρ$-values in the c.m.s. energy region $5 GeV \le \sqrt s \le 130$ GeV are the same, as predicted by a factorization theorem of Block and Kadailov.
dc.description5 pages, Latex2e, 2 postscript figures, uses epsfig.sty
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0206166
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0206166
dc.identifierEur.Phys.J.C25:287-289,2002
dc.identifierdoi:10.1007/s10052-002-1019-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/214860
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleForward Elastic Scattering of Light on Light, γ+γ\toγ+γ
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